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« on: July 14, 2005, 08:00:45 PM »
So says the front page of FoxNews.com right now.
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2005, 08:02:00 PM »
Great news. Now Bush will pick an honest judge to succeed O'Connor.
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2005, 08:04:48 PM »
Still, it's quite odd.  Everyone says the man has only a few years to live at most.  Why not retire now?
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2005, 08:28:59 PM »
If he won't retire now, he will probably die in court a little later.  Either way, it won't take long. 

 
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2005, 08:34:15 PM »
Looks like I was wrong. Oh well. I think Rehnquist is taking a "Screw you" type of attitude towards the press for all the speculation. If he can serve and still do a good job, more power to him.
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2005, 09:09:26 PM »
Gee, I hope Novak is enjoying a huge platter full of crow right about now.
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2005, 09:36:24 PM »
Yeah hmm, looks I was wrong.
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM »
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2005, 09:51:25 PM »
Or it could be that he wants to take his baby with its new engine (after Ginsburg, O'Connor, and Stevens' replacesments are sitting on the court in the form of Brown, Luttig, Garza) for a spin.
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM »
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.
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« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2005, 04:57:32 AM »
Quote from: StatesRights™ on July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.

He has to make it to August 2008. to beat William Orville Douglas's record.

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« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2005, 12:22:12 PM »
Quote from: jfern on July 15, 2005, 04:57:32 AM
Quote from: StatesRights™ on July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.

He has to make it to August 2008. to beat William Orville Douglas's record.



He won't make it. Over/under on him surviving another year?
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« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2005, 01:36:40 PM »
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 15, 2005, 12:22:12 PM
Quote from: jfern on July 15, 2005, 04:57:32 AM
Quote from: StatesRights™ on July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.

He has to make it to August 2008. to beat William Orville Douglas's record.



He won't make it. Over/under on him surviving another year?

Yeah, I don't know if he has that kind of staying power at this point.
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« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2005, 01:56:35 PM »
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 15, 2005, 12:22:12 PM
Quote from: jfern on July 15, 2005, 04:57:32 AM
Quote from: StatesRights™ on July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.

He has to make it to August 2008. to beat William Orville Douglas's record.



He won't make it. Over/under on him surviving another year?

Well, over under would be one year.  I think you want the straight odds here.
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« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2005, 02:59:27 PM »
Quote from: jfern on July 15, 2005, 04:57:32 AM
Quote from: StatesRights™ on July 15, 2005, 12:48:25 AM
Quote from: TX_1824 on July 14, 2005, 09:46:22 PM
As I have said before, Rehnquist will die in office. He already has one foot in the grave. Might as well stay.

He has said he wants to break the record for longest sitting judge.

He has to make it to August 2008. to beat William Orville Douglas's record.



Douglas was totally senile in his last years on the court; the other justices refused to even count his vote.  Does Rehnquist want something like this in his legacy?
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« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2005, 04:42:44 PM »
maybe he'll hang around until 2009 and a Democratic president can replace him Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2005, 08:32:11 PM »
Quote from: Emperor Harry, the Shadow Ruler of Atlasia on July 15, 2005, 04:42:44 PM
maybe he'll hang around until 2009 and a Democratic president can replace him Smiley

George Allen isn't a Democrat, you know.
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